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O Ride on, Jesus,
Ride on, Jesus,
Ride on, conquerin' King!
I want t' go t' Hebb'n in de mo'n´in'.

Ef you see my Father´, 1
O yes!
Jes' tell him fo' me
O yes!
For t' meet me t'-morrow in Galilee´:
Want t' go t' Hebb'n in de mo'n´in'.

O Ride on, Jesus,
Ride on, Jesus,
Ride on, conquerin' King!
I want t' go t' Hebb'n in de mo'n´in'.

Ef yo' see John de Baptis'´,
O yes!
Jes' tell him fo' me,
O yes!
Dat I's been to de ribber and I's been baptize'´:
Want t' go t' Hebb'n in de mo'n´in'.

O Ride on, Jesus,
Ride on, Jesus,
Ride on, conquerin' King!
I want t' go t' Hebb'n in de mo'n´in'.

Ef yo' want t' go t' Hebb'n´,
O yes!
I'll-a tell yo' how,
O yes!
Jes' keep yo' han's on de gospel plow:
Want t' go t' Hebb'n in de mo'n´in'.

O Ride on, Jesus,
Ride on, Jesus,
Ride on, conquerin' King!
I want t' go t' Hebb'n in de mo'n´in'.

1 Other verses follow identical with these first two except for the substitution of the words "Sister" and "Brother" for "Mother" and "Father." This song may also be sung in broad dialect: "Ma Mudder," "Fader," "Brudder," etc.

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